There are smartphones, there are tablets and then there is the space in-between. TechCrunch candidly refers to this as the “phablet” space, and Samsung and AT&T will soon be filling the space with the sparkling new Samsung Galaxy Note. The 5.3-inch smartphone of near-tablet size will hit shelves in the

Smartphone users have to be cautious about the amount of data that they use so they don’t get punished by their wireless carrier for going over. AT&T has just raised the prices of its data plans, but it also boosted the amount of data available. AT&T data to get more

AT&T has put data throttling in effect for people who go overboard with data use. AT&T customers using too much data in tablets or smartphones will be reduced to 2G speeds. Original iPhone dealer now throttling data AT&T hasn’t been offering unlimited data for a while now, but the wireless

Friday Congressman Edward Markey (Mass. – D) asked the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a probe of the software maker Carrier IQ over alleged privacy violations. Carrier IQ makes tracking software for mobile devices, including Android phones. Software used by some carriers The company’s software is used by makers of

The Entertainment Software Rating Board plans to rate mobile phone applications with its age-appropriate rating icons. The same icons are used to rate video games. Microsoft and five mobile operators have already subscribed to the service. However, Google and Apple have both decided to opt out. Apple and Google largest

After advertising 4G capable phones for some time, AT&T finally has a pair of true 4G LTE-capable phones available. However, only 9 markets have a 4G network for AT&T at present. Two 4G phones in time for Black Friday shopping Despite the 4G LTE network growing slowly but surely, the